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I have pretty bad astigmatism in my left eye (which I wear glasses for) and suffer from other visual issues like ghosting, floaters, and eyestrain reading text
by caconym_ 4y ago
I have pretty bad astigmatism in my left eye (which I wear glasses for) and suffer from other visual issues like ghosting, floaters, and eyestrain reading text that doesn't hit my personal sweet spot for contrast. A couple of weeks ago I was looking for a new Obsidian theme (mostly for writing, not coding) since the one I used to like isn't maintained anymore, and out of all the themes I tried I prefer Nord by a wide margin.
It's hard for me to square the above (my own experience) with your assertion in this thread that Nord should (essentially) not exist in its current form. If it went away or changed significantly, that would be a loss for me. I hope it stays the same, because it may not be perfect for everybody in the world at once but it is pretty close to perfect for me, at least, and I know I'm not the only one.
Now, I'm obviously talking about UI themes in the context of applications where the user can easily select different themes according to their preference. In contexts where that's not possible, application developers should aim for a design that's usable for as many people as possible, and though I don't know much about WCAG I assume it's a great way to achieve that. The question is, what is Nord supposed to be used for? Are its creators pitching it for one-size-fits-all UIs?
You strongly imply in your comments here that the answer is 'yes', but just from reading over the website linked by OP I disagree. Their pitch is somewhat vague, but lines like "Nordify your digital home" and "unify the appearance of your favorite applications" seem to say the opposite: that it's primarily intended for personalization, and not meant to satisfy the accessibility needs of everybody.
I think that's okay. Evidently having a wide variety of UI themes available, not all of which comply with WCAG, has made my life better wrt. my own (minor, IMO) disability. I don't take offense when others publish and use UI themes that don't work for me; rather, I appreciate the fact that I'm free to do the same according to my own preferences.